Support for Windows XP may be over, but the 13-year-old operating system isn't going anywhere. Certainly, there will be a rush to upgrade older systems after Microsoft kicked XP to the curb on Tuesday, but looking at simple numbers -- more than 27% o...

Microsoft gave developers a close up and personal look at its plans for Windows at last week's Build conference. Buried amid all the excitement around Cortana and other developments was a sneak peek at the company's in-car operating system concept. P...

Microsoft showed off the future of Windows this week at its 2014 Build developer conference, and it looks pretty retro. In fact, it looks a lot like Windows 7. During a tease of some possible new features in a future update, Microsoft's executive vic...

Microsoft has cut the price of Windows to $0 for manufacturers to use on phones, devices with screens smaller than 9 inches, and the "Internet of Things" -- products such as smart TVs and wearables. By making Windows free on those devices, Microsoft ...

Windows 8 critics, this is it. The Windows 8.1 Update was made to fix everything you think is wrong with Microsoft's touch-friendly version of Windows. That probably won't stop the complaints, but with this update, the new touch- and tile-centric Win...

Microsoft today showed a version of Office that runs in the touch-first environment of Windows 8.1. On stage at the Build developer conference, corporate vice president of Office Kirk Koenigsbauer demoed a touch version of PowerPoint. The touch-first...

Microsoft announced a significant update to Windows 8.1 today at the company's Build developer conference in San Francisco. The update will be available as an automatic update to all Windows 8.1 users on April 8. The update is centered mainly on mous...

Want to get an advance look at what Microsoft has cooking in the first big update to Windows 8.1? You're in luck: The update is now available online, but not from Microsoft. Several file locker sites now host the Windows 8.1 Update 1, thanks to an ap...

Windows 8 (later 8.1) has struggled to capture the interest of PC owners, but now Microsoft appears ready to make them an offer they can't refuse: a free upgrade. The company may be working on a version of Windows 8.1, which currently starts at $119....

In an effort to boost interest in its desktop and mobile platform, Microsoft is reportedly considering opening up Windows to Android apps. Citing "sources familiar with Microsoft's plans," The Verge says there are serious discussions within Microsoft...

Think long and hard about your relationship with your computer mouse or keypad. It's so needy, isn't it? It's always demanding that you move your fingers from their ready-made position on the keyboard for the simplest of tasks: a click here, a scroll...

It looks like Microsoft is ready to cry uncle on Windows 8. Since its launch in fall 2012, Windows 8 (and later 8.1) has defaulted to show the Start screen -- the touch-friendly modern environment -- first. Now, a pair of reports suggests Microsoft w...

Microsoft's bold attempt to redefine the PC as a touch-enabled, cloud connected machine -- otherwise known as Windows 8 -- is slowly but steadily spreading to more of the world's PCs. However, its predecessor, Windows 7, is still the version of choic...

All kinds of cameras are going wireless these days, but Eye-Fi made cameras wireless before it was cool. The company's SD cards let users transfer pics wirelessly and effortlessly, and its more recent Mobi cards allow transfers directly to smartphone...

The Surface 2 is an attractive, solid, highly usable mobile device that remains, unfortunately, caught between two worlds. And that’s not a place you want to put tablet consumers. Arriving roughly a year after Microsoft’s first major foray into the c...

Windows 8.1, which Microsoft launched Thursday, is a feature-rich update that takes Windows 8 machines to a new level of utility. However, it doesn't do much to address what many critics see as the fundamental problem with Microsoft's approach to its...

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